The Grand Duchy of Minde is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Saguadnim with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 21.616 billion Mindeans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Minde City. The average income tax rate is 95.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Mindean economy, worth a remarkable 3,985 trillion Daugas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 184,362 Daugas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is under the thumb of countless special interests, pillows outnumber picket signs at most workers rallies, the nation is known abroad mostly for its Parliamentary antics, and class boundaries start and end with the firmness of local tomatoes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Minde's national animal is the Stork, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Storkism.

Minde is ranked 3,587^th in the world and 1^st in The Amaranthine Isles for Least Corrupt Governments, with 95.51 percentage of bribes refused.